-ir
Betekenis (English)
forms the infinitives of many verbs
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/iʁ/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
Inherited from Latin -īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of fourth conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -ir, Italian -ire, Romanian -i and -î, etc.
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